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I could not resist this !!! What is better than a quick throw together morning smoothie. I feel like I have just discovered my blender again, and can’t resist playing with it !!! I literally have been making smoothies and juices all week….I know….quite sad hey, but I like playing in my kitchen, and I like just sprucing the breakfast ideas up, otherwise it gets a tad boring. Not only that, I scrapped together the last of the strawberries here, so I had to take full advantage.

I was really on the fence about the banana thing…I am weird, I have this thing about bananas. I like them, and then sometimes I don’t. I love them in a fruit salad, banana bread and even in muffins, but then sometimes the thought of putting a banana into say a smoothie…….it doesn’t gross me out, it is just like…do I have to? should I? Then, I do, and I love the smoothie…. Yes, just bare with me, I have my moments.

Berry and Chia Smoothie

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Total time: 8 minutes

Makes 2 cups

Ingredients:

100 grams fresh strawberries, chopped

100 grams fresh blueberries

100 grams milk of your choice

1 Tablespoon Chia Seeds

1 banana (fresh or frozen)

Instructions:

Bomb all of the above ingredients into a blender and blend for about 2-3 minutes until nice and smooth. Pour or scoop into a glass.

I love, love, love…… fruit salad. This time of year we are so fortunate to have so many types of fruit available and the colours ….lets not even go there with the stunning colours.

So, growing up we had fruit salad often, and each time it was just solid mouthfuls of goodness and health being consumed into our bellies.

Okay, now if you have been following me for awhile, you will know how I do not like waste, and I will find something to do with leftovers….This was one of those times…just a bit of quinoa, sitting all on its lonesome in a container in my fridge and then of course fruit, put them together and it was like a match made in heaven, oh, don’t forget about some freshly squeezed orange juice, just to seal the deal.

This, I just could not resist. You are probably thinking I have lost my marbles but really Quinoa and Fruit are my new best friends…and what is wrong with a little updated version of The Fruit Salad……..Total Awesomeness !!!

Breakfast Quinoa and Summer Fruits

Ingredients:

cooked quinoa

blackberries

strawberries

grapes

freshly squeezed orange juice

Instructions:

Add cooked quinoa to a salad bowl.

Chop fruit to your liking.

Add the fruit to the quinoa, stir around and top with the squeezed orange juice.

Enjoy 🙂

NB* Feel free to use whatever quantities and fruit you like, I am sure it will taste just as good.

Do you know that feeling when, you just have to? Well, I just had to do a beetroot smoothie. I added some fruits and if I did not tell you there was beetroot in this smoothie, you wouldn’t even know. My best is making a smoothie, and sending it off with the hubby to work not telling him what is in my concoction, then during the day I usually get a call or message (we are big on whatsapp messaging here) saying what a great ‘xyz’ smoothie it was. Great compliment, but he usually doesn’t know the key veggie ingredient I had tossed in. Actually, is that a compliment or an insult to my concoction? Hmmmm whatever, oh well, it is healthy and that is all that matters :-).

Beetroot and Berry Smoothie

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Total time: 7-8 minutes

Makes 2 cups

Ingredients:

100 grams raw beetroot

100 grams fresh strawberries

100 grams fresh blueberries

100 grams milk of your choice

Instructions:

Blend all the above ingredients in a blender until smooth. This will take approximately 2-3 minutes.

Once done, pour into a glass.

Enjoy 🙂

NB* Feel free to also roast your beetroot till it softens slightly if you are afraid your blender might struggle. It works just as well, just don’t go and salt and pepper it 🙂